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Already across the St. Louis area, there are indications that weekly offerings have dropped, particularly in parishes that will be closed.

The announcement of a final restructuring plan known as All Things New came after two years of work. The Archdiocese said the changes are needed to address a shrinking and shifting population.

Attorneys involved in a 2021 lawsuit against the Springfield Diocese over allegations of rape have signaled their intentions to settle the case short of a trial.

In a 48-page decision, Hampden Superior Court Judge Karen L. Goodwin found a longtime Springfield Catholic diocesan lawyer served as a disingenuous spin doctor to shield late Bishop Christopher Weldon from decades-old rape allegations.

Parents of Rosati-Kain High School students are feeling hopeful for the school’s future following news that the girls catholic high school will remain open after all.

Groups are forming a 501(c)(3) for each school to fundraise. The St. Mary’s organization hopes to raise $10 million over the next five years.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Cathedral Basilica on Monday to honor Jean Kuczka, the teacher who lost her life last week when a gunman shot her and a student during an attack at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in south St. Louis. “The world is truly a better place because of Jean,” said her son Stephen Kuczka Jr.

Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of  Jefferson City, Missouri, offered prayers after three people died following an Oct. 24 shooting at a high school in St. Louis.

If approved, Amendment 3 would allow for recreational use, but the bishops warn the social costs would outweigh any state revenues to be generated by a taxable marijuana industry, while sending a message the drug is safe and socially acceptable.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (CNS) -- The Catholic bishops of Missouri are asking voters to vote no on Amendment 3, which would legalize recreational use of marijuana in the state. We believe that marijuana legalization will negatively impact Missouri families, health outcomes, communities and workers, the bishops said in a joint statement released by the Missouri Catholic Conference. Signing the statement were the heads of the states four Catholic dioceses: Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St.